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The lost history of Latin America’s role in averting catastrophe during the Cuban missile crisis

Sixty-three years ago, President John F. Kennedy single-handedly brought the world back from the brink of nuclear war by staring down Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev over the Cuban missile crisis. At least, so goes a standard U.S.-centric interpretation of events.

The Conversation

Cuba Captures Fugitive Chinese National Accused of Running Fentanyl Network Into the U.S.

Cuban authorities have detained a Chinese national accused by the United States of running an international fentanyl and cocaine trafficking network after his escape from custody in Mexico earlier this year

Latin Times

A Cuban man deported by the US to Africa is on a hunger strike in prison, his lawyer says

A lawyer representing a Cuban man deported by the United States to the African nation of Eswatini says he is on a hunger strike after being held at a maximum-security prison for more than three months without charge or access to legal counsel

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Mass to honor salsa singer Celia Cruz draws hundreds in Cuba after authorities shut down performance

Hundreds of people in Cuba have attended a Mass to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Celia Cruz’s birth just days after authorities canceled a theater performance in honor of the revered singer without explanation, drawing criticism over what some say was an act of censorship

The Independent UK

Venezuela Uses Ghost Tankers to Evade U.S. Sanctions and Send Oil to Cuba - REPORT

While the U.S. is blowing up small vessels in the Caribbean, accusing Venezuela of using them to send drugs to the U.S., a new report affirms that the government of Nicolás Maduro is using a clandestine network of oil tankers to bypass U.S. sanctions and maintain crude shipments to Cuba.

Latin Times

Cuban American Trump voters devastated as Trump travel ban blocks family reunions, concoct plan to ‘soften Trump’s heart’

“I love Trump. But I don’t think it’s fair.”

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Exiled Dissident Encourages Cubans To Stay And Fight

There's no rest for Jose Daniel Ferrer, a Cuban dissident who arrived in the United States this week and is determined to work with other exiles to democratically unseat the communist government in Havana.

International Business Times

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JoAnna García Swisher offers coffee, flan, and Cuban grandma for the new season of 'Sweet Magnolias' - INTERVIEW

Cuban-American artist JoAnna García Swisher is accustomed to portraying charming women from the American South, but always with a sense of belonging to her Latina roots, so don't be surprised if her character Maddie Townsend appears with a Cuban coffee in hand in the sixth season of Sweet Magnolias, her…

Latin Times

Flamingos are making a home in Florida again after 100 years – an ecologist explains why they may be returning for good

Hurricane Idalia blew a flamboyance, or flock, of 300-400 flamingos that was likely migrating between the Yucatan Peninsula and Cuba off course in August 2023 and unceremoniously deposited the birds across a wide swath of the eastern United States, from Florida’s Gulf Coast all the way up to Wisconsin and…

The Conversation

Journalist Claims In The Hill Op-Ed That Cuba Is 'Collapsing' As 'Warning Signs' Continue To Mount

An American journalist claimed the Cuban regime is "collapsing" in an op-ed published on The Hill. Daniel Allott said such a scenario could have far-reaching consequences extending beyond the island

Latin Times

Prominent Cuban Dissident Exiled To The U.S. Claims Conditions Are Given To 'End The Tyranny' In Havana

Prominent Cuban dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer said conditions are given for the "end of the tyranny" in Havana and called on U.S. President Donald Trump for help

Latin Times

Cuba releases dissident José Daniel Ferrer into exile in US

Ferrer gained international acclaim as part of a group of 75 opposition figures imprisoned and put on trial in 2003

The Independent UK

Prominent Cuban Dissident José Daniel Ferrer Freed, Exiled to U.S. After Months of Silence and Torture Claims

José Daniel Ferrer, one of Cuba's most prominent opposition leaders, has been released from prison and exiled to the United States after months of detention and international concern over his safety.

Latin Times

Cuba Warns of 'Real and Imminent' Threats to Peace And Urges International Action Against U.S. Escalation in Venezuela

Cuba warned that U.S. military operations in the Caribbean pose "real and imminent dangers" to regional peace and called on the international community to mobilize

Latin Times

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All together now: Gloria Estefan makes Madrid celebrate Hispanic heritage with song of unity

In Spain, thousands of people filled Madrid's Plaza de Colón to celebrate 50 years of the Cuban-American artist's career, in one of the biggest events of the Hispanidad 2025 celebrations.

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Snag for EU’s support of Kyiv after aid opponent wins Czech election

Andrej Babis’s pledge to halt military aid aligns him with PMs of Hungary and Slovakia; Cubans fight in their thousands for Russia, says US. What we know on day 1,321

AAP

Young Socceroos to sweat over World Cup fate

The Young Socceroos have a chance to reach the U20 World Cup round of 16 after Melbourne City star Max Caputo scored a double in their victory over Cuba.

International Business Times

Cuban Opposition Leader Ferrer Announces Exile After Prison 'Torture'

Jailed Cuban dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer, the longtime leader of the island's pro-democracy movement, announced Friday that he had chosen to go into exile after suffering "torture" and "humiliation" in prison.

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The Conversation

Cuba’s leaders see their options dim amid blackouts and a shrinking economy

The lights went out in Cuba again.

International Business Times

Marco Rubio's Alleged 'Personal and Corrupt' Agenda in Latin America Revealed By Top Cuban Official

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla accused U.S. counterpart Marco Rubio of carrying out a personal agenda when pushing for higher pressure on the region's authoritarian regimes

Latin Times

Top Cuban Official Claims Marco Rubio Is Carrying Out a 'Very Personal And Corrupt Agenda' In Latin America

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla accused U.S. counterpart Marco Rubio of carrying out a personal agenda when pushing for higher pressure on the region's authoritarian regimes

Latin Times

Trump Admin Deports Former Cuban Judge Who Sentenced Anti-Regime Protesters: 'Inadmissible Due To Her Affiliation'

The Trump administration deported a former judge who worked in Cuba and sentenced people who protested against the regime, according to a new report

Latin Times

Tens Of Thousands Of Cubans Have Been Recruited By Russia To Fight In Ukraine: Report

Tens of thousands of Cubans have been recruited by Russia to fight in the war in Ukraine, according to a new report

Reason

Assata Shakur Stood With the Oppressors

The fugitive freedom fighter allied with a government known for imprisoning dissidents, curtailing civil liberties, and forging equality in the sense that people are more equally oppressed.

The Independent UK

Kash Patel slams Assata Shakur’s mourners: ‘spitting on the badge’ of cops everywhere

Assata Shakur, godmother of slain rapper Tupac Shakur, died in Cuba last week

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